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| UpdatedThe turbulent national debate over race, gender and free speech in the US is brought back into the headlines once again after the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney-General, Jeff Sessions.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, race-relations, women, community-and-society, united-states
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| UpdatedMeet the under-12 girls from the Flemington Junior Football club, who are following in the footsteps of their AFL Women's heroes and say they're "probably a little bit better" than the boys.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, women, melbourne-3000, vic
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The mayor of a small Texas town has come out publicly as transgender, publishing an open letter on the town's website explaining her decision.
Topics: local-government, women, united-states
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| UpdatedCritics call it a social construct, but venture into some online chatrooms and you'll find hundreds of Australian women who suffer "gender disappointment" — depression over the sex of their children.
Topics: fertility-and-infertility, reproduction-and-contraception, health, parenting, family-and-children, community-and-society, women, womens-health, australia
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Tracy York is one of a kind — a police officer and the only female assistant coach in the National Basketball League.
Topics: women, basketball, sport, human-interest, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
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The media success of the new women's AFL competition is "almost inconceivable" and the game is breaking new ground where netball and soccer could not, an expert says.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, women, community-and-society, information-and-communication, australia
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The rise of social media and online photo sharing has seen increasing numbers of women marking and celebrating their pregnancies publicly.
Topics: pregnancy-and-childbirth, social-media, women, history, human-interest, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedWant to offer your seat to a fellow commuter, but not sure whether she's 'with child' or just had a big meal? There's an app for that, writes Jo Fox.
Topics: women, pregnancy-and-childbirth, womens-health, offbeat, united-kingdom, england, australia
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| UpdatedAlongside the impossible pain and hefty medical expenses, acid attack victims are often faced with a closed door when attempting to re-enter society and find work. But they are now asking employers to see their skills, not their scars.
Topics: women, assault, domestic-violence, india
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| UpdatedThe first round of the AFLW is genuinely ground-breaking and young girls who dream of playing football now know it can become reality. But it's important for people to rein in their expectations in its debut season.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, women, vic, australia
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| UpdatedThe Western Bulldogs are the team to beat in the AFL women's league, while Mo Hope and Daisy Pearce are expected to take the game by storm, according to the eight captains on the eve of their first season.
Topics: australian-football-league, women, sport, australia
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| UpdatedA group of tribal chiefs in Papua New Guinea are making headway in combating violence against women in their community.
Topics: women, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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| UpdatedWomen are being urged to "claim their place" in the sporting landscape in a push to drive up the profile of female sport, improve standards and help inspire the next generation.
Topics: sport, women, melbourne-3000, vic
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Two far north Queensland women vie for positions in the Australian squad at next year's World Kendo Championships.
Topics: martial-arts, international-competitions, women, regional, cairns-4870, japan, korea-republic-of
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| UpdatedNew South Wales' Minister for Women Tanya Davies endures a tough first day in the job after being grilled over her pro-life views.
Topics: abortion, reproduction-and-contraception, health, womens-health, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, women, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, nsw, sydney-2000
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Topics: sport, rugby-league, women, rockhampton-4700, gladstone-4680, toowoomba-4350
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Jillaroos player Kody House says the team's training has been more focused this year as they head to their camp on the Gold Coast ahead of the Auckland Nines.
Topics: rugby-league, women, community-and-society, sport, rockhampton-4700, toowoomba-4350, qld, new-zealand
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Topics: law-crime-and-justice, federal-government, women, adult-education, rockhampton-4700
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| UpdatedQueensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath reflects on her journey, as the first female Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia is sworn in.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, federal-government, women, adult-education, rockhampton-4700
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| UpdatedUS Vice-President Mike Pence tells crowds gathered for the annual March for Life that ending taxpayer-funded abortion is among the new administration's top priorities.
Topics: abortion, religion-and-beliefs, rights, women, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedOne of Papua New Guinea's most experienced public servants believes the appointment of a female Governor General in the near future is possible.
Topics: governors-general-and-state-governors, women, pacific, papua-new-guinea